Pietas in patriam the life of His Excellency Sir William Phips, Knt. late Captain…

In those Places of Power whereto the Providence of God, by several Degrees raised him, it still fell out so, that before his Rise thereunto, he underwent such ⟨p. 90⟩Things, as he counted very hard Abuses, from those very Persons over whom, the Divine Providence afterwards gave him the Ascendant.

By such Trials, the Wisdom of Heaven still prepared him, as David before him, for successive Advancements; and as he behaved himself with a marvellous Long-Juffering, when he was Tried, by such Mortifications, thus when he came to be Advanced, he convinced all Mankind, that he had perfectly Buried all the old Offences, in an Eternal Amnesty. I was my Self an Ear-witness, that one, who was an Eye-witness of his Behaviour under such Probations of his Patience, did, long before his Arrival to that Honour, say unto him, Sir, Forgive those that give you these Vexations, and know that the God of Heaven intends, before he has done with you, to make you the Governor of New-England! And when he did indeed become the Governor of New-England, he showed that he still continued a Governor of himself, in his Treating all that had formerly been in ill Terms with him, with as much Favour and Freedom, as if there had never happened the least Exasperations: Though any Governor, that Kens Hobbianism, can easily contrive Ways enough to wreak a Spite, where he owes it.

By such Trials, the Wisdom of Heaven still prepared him, as David before him, for successive Advancements; and as he behaved himself with a marvellous Long-Juffering, when he was Tried, by such Mortifications, thus when he came to be Advanced, he convinced all Mankind, that he had perfectly Buried all the old Offences, in an Eternal Amnesty. I was my Self an Ear-witness, that one, who was an Eye-witness of his Behaviour under such Probations of his Patience, did, long before his Arrival to that Honour, say unto him, Sir, Forgive those that give you these Vexations, and know that the God of Heaven intends, before he has done with you, to make you the Governour of New-England! And when he did indeed become the Governour of New-England, he shew'd that he still continued a Governour of himself, in his Treating all that had formerly been in ill Terms with him, with as much Favour and Freedom, as if there had never happened the least Exasperations: Though any Governour, that Kens Hobbianism, can easily contrive Ways enough to wreak a Spite, where he owes it.